title: Panorama of dental CAD/CAM restorative systems.
abstract: In the past two decades, exciting new developments in dental materials and computer technology have led to the success of contemporary dental computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacture (CAD/CAM) technology. Several highly sophisticated in-office and laboratory CAD/CAM systems have been introduced or are under development. This article provides an overview of the development of various CAD/CAM systems. Operational components, methodologies, and restorative materials used with common CAD/CAM systems are discussed. Research data and clinical studies are presented to substantiate the clinical performance of these systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, The University of Alabama, School of Dentistry, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
authors.forename: Perng-Ru
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Milton E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Essig
mesh_terms: D002516:Ceramics / Q000737:chemistry; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003764:Dental Materials; D003770:Dental Offices; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000737:chemistry; D003814:Dentistry, Operative; D006801:Humans; D007754:Laboratories, Dental; D013674:Technology, Dental
chemical_list: D003764:Dental Materials; D003776:Dental Porcelain